Early IN, NC exit poll highlights  —  Highlights from preliminary results of exit polling Tuesday in the Indiana and North Carolina Democratic primaries for The Associated Press and television networks:  —  WORRIED ABOUT THE ECONOMY  —  The economy was on voters' minds in Democratic primaries in Indiana and North Carolina.

EXIT POLL: Wright Controversy Casts Shadow on Ind., N.C. Races  —  In Both States, Three-Quarters or More Say They Decided Before Last Week  —  Preliminary exit poll results indicate that just under half of Democratic primary voters in Indiana and North Carolina alike call the controversy surrounding …

First Glance At The Exits: Democratic Party Cracking Up?  —  Here's what jumps out at me from the first wave of exit polls that have been released to the Edison-Mitsofky consortium:  —  Forget the horse race numbers for a moment: if the surveys are accurate, the polarization within the Democratic Party has reached critical levels.

Clinton, Obama In Battle For Indiana, N.C.  —  Heavy Turnout In Crucial Primaries That Could Bring Clarity To Democratic Presidential Race  —  (CBS/AP) Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama battled in the Indiana and North Carolina primaries on Tuesday, the last big-delegate prizes left …

DANGER DAY: HILLARY FACES ‘15-POINT DEFEAT’ IN NC; SEES INDIANA WIN  —  Hillary Clinton's inner circle now fears a stinging defeat is likely in North Carolina.  —  “Look, we worked hard and gave it our best shot, but the demographics, well, they are what they are,” a top campaign source explained …

Limbaugh issues orders for Indiana  —  Today's Indiana Democratic primary is not only a big test for Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.  —  It's also a test for talk-show host Rush Limbaugh, the self-proclaimed commander in chief of “Operation Chaos.”  —  Indiana's primary is open …

Beware of the Exit Polls  —  In the next couple hours, we'll probably see leaked exit polls from Indiana and North Carolina.  It would be wise not to pay much attention to them.  —  It's hard enough to poll primary races due to selection bias.  However, several factors unique to today's election …

FBI Searches Office of Special Counsel Building  —  Listen: Ari Shapiro Discusses the Raid on ‘Day to Day’  —  · FBI agents on Tuesday raided the offices of Special Counsel Scott J. Bloch, who oversees protection for federal whistleblowers.  The agents seized computers and shut …

Gingrich warns GOP of ‘real disaster’ this fall  —  Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) is calling on Republicans to seek “real change to avoid a real disaster” in the wake of another Democratic victory in a special election on Saturday.  —  In a letter to House Republicans posted on www.newt.org …